Unite was the biggest donor to any political party in the three months to
September, giving £777,740 to Labour at the same time as Ed Miliband’s row
over the union’s activities in Falkirk.

The union’s donation represented almost a quarter of the £3,157,761 received
by the party in this period, according to the Electoral Commission.

In June, Mr Miliband asked police to look at alleged irregularities in the
candidate selection race in Falkirk after an internal Labour report
suggested that Unite members were being signed up to the local party without
their knowledge in an attempt to rig the contest.